Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23012, Jesse Emery, Continental Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Continental Mass.
Emery, Jesse Ruth
N. 23012.
CONTENTS
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Maine 2496
1887 Jan 8. S.S. Hopkins Hystoria Sec Prior
Ruth Emery widow of Jesse Emery, dec.
who died on the 9 March AD 1812 of Oxford in the State of Maine who was a private in the Comp y commanded Captain Carr of the reg t commanded by Col Wesson in the Class y line for 3 years
Inscribed on the Roll of Portland Me at the rate of 80 Dollars per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1834.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of Feb y 1839 and sent to Hon. J. H. Parry, Present.
Arrears to the 4th of Sept 1838 $600.00 Semi-annual allowance ending 4 Mar 39 40.00
$640.00
{ Revolutionary Claim, Act July 4, 1836, Section the 3 rd }
Recorded by D. M c Curdy Clerk, Book A. Vol. 2. Page 5.

Ruth Emery
4074
Wid of Jesse
Me
Ad 4 July 1826
Manned 1776
died 1822
On led Wilson roll
3 years Mass
$80 allow per ann
from 4 March 1831
On Wilson roll Jan 77 3 years
Ha A K Paris Present
Transmitted at the request of the applicant by
Stephen Emery

State of Maine
Oxford County ss. On this seventeenth day of September in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & thirty eight, personally appeared before the Court of Probate now sitting at Rumford, within the said County of Oxford, Ruth Emery, a resident of Norway in said County, aged Eighty two years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on her oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress passed July 4 th 1836, entitled,
That she is the widow of Isepe Emery, late of Lindenberry in the County of Raciengham & State of New Hampshire deceased who was a United States Soldier in the Revolutionary War - was at the battle of Bunker Hill - and after his service at that period, he the said Isepe Emery enlisted for the term of three years as a private in Capt. Barr's Company, & Col. Wilson's Regiment in the Massachusetts line - which term he fully served; and then he the said Isepe Emery enlisted to serve during the war . and he remained in the service until the close of the war - that he was in many battles - at Monmouth, & other places, which she is unable to recollect. and she respectfully & confidently refers to the Roll of the Revolutionary army in proof of his service -
She further declares, that she was married to the said Isepe Emery on the sixteenth day of July in the year of our Lord seven hundred & seventy six; and before the said Isepe, her said husband closed his services abroad - that the said Isepe Emery, her said husband, died at said Lindenberry in the month of March A.D. 1812 - and that she has remained a widow of unmarried ever since that time, of which more fully appears, by reference to the proof herunto annexed.

- that her maiden name, before her said marriage, was Ruth Dwinell. Witness S. Emery Ruth Emery
Sworn to & subscribed by the above named Ruth Emery in open Court Before Stephen Emery, Judge
I, Stephen Emery, of Norway in the County of Oxford & State of Maine, aged forty two years, on oath testify & say, that, the above named Ipson Emery & Ruth Emery were my parents - that my father, the said Ipson Emery died in the month of March in the year of our Lord eighteen hundred & twelve - that my said father often related many of the incidents of his services in the Revolutionary war - When my said father died, I administered upon his estate, & found among his papers, a discharge given him at the close of his three years service - but supposing the said discharge to be of no value, the same is lost - not being then preserved I further testify, that said Ruth Emery, my said mother has remained a widow of her marriage, ever since the death of her husband, my said father, the said Ipson Emery as aforesaid.
Stephen Emery
Sworn to & subscribed by the said Stephen Emery, a credible witness, in open Court, Before Stephen Emery, Judge
And I, the said Judge, do hereby certify, that the said Stephen Emery, the above deponent, is not related to me by blood, to my knowledge. Stephen Emery

State of Maine
Oxford Co.
I the subscriber Register of the courts of Probate in & for said County hereby certify that Stephen Emery before whom the foregoing proceedings were had is Judge of the courts of Probate aforesaid. I also further certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of said Judge in the matter of the application of Ruth Emery for a Pension.
In Testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of said Court the third day of November A. D. 1838
Levi Stowells

Seventeen hundred and seventy six July sixteenth Jesse Emery to Ruth Duvimell were joined in marriage
Rev d Elizur Holyoke Cler k
I hereby certify that the above is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed in fair legible figures as follows (viz)
July 16 th  1776 Samuel Kimball } Clerk of the town of Boxford
I Samuel Kimball above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in said town of Boxford and that I have the custody of the records and that the above is a true extract therefrom as certified by me
Samuel Kimball } Clerk of the town of Boxford
Sworn before me George W. Fanny Boxford August 24. 1830 } as aforesaid (Justice of peace)

Seventeen hundred and seventy six

Reg  WIDOW, &c.
File No. 23,092 23012.
Ruth Emery
Widow of
Levi Emery
Rev Rev War
Act: July 4 th 1836
Index:—Vol. A , Page 217
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Phineas Foster of Bonford in the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts aged seventy four years on oath depose and say that I was well acquainted with Jesse Emery a soldier of the revolution; that I saw him as a soldier at West point in the year in the year 1781 at several different times - and saw him at Bonford and employed him as a mason after the close of the war Phineas Foster
State of Massachusetts Essex ss August 24 th 1830 Then Phineas Foster above named a credible witness made oath to the truth of the above deposition by him subscribed before me Moses Dorr Justice Peace

Commonwealth of Massachusetts Essex County ss Town of Boxford I Samuel Kimball do hereby certify that the following is a true copy of the record with the exception of the date which is expressed in the record in fair legible figures as follows. An intention marriage of between Mr Jesse Emery and Miss Ruth Dwinnell both of Boxford was entered Septem sixteenth one thousand seven hundred and seventyfive Aaron Wood Clerk
"Jesse Emery and Ruth Dwinnell were joined in marriage by the Rev d Elizur Holyoke July sixteenth one thousand seven hundred and seventy six.
I Samuel Kimball above named depose and say that I hold the office of Town Clerk in the County, Town and Commonwealth aforesaid and that the above is a true extract from the rec- -ords of said town of Boxford with the exception above named as certified by me
Samuel Kimball } Clerk of the } town of Boxford } as aforesaid
Sworn before me George W. Sawyer Justice of peace Boxford August 24 1888

COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
ESSEX, ss.
I, JOHN PRINCE, Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas, within and for the County of Essex, do certify, that
George W. Sawyer Esq. is a justice of the Peace
within and for said County, and that his signature hereon is genuine.
WITNESS MY HAND, and the Seal of said Court of Common Pleas,
August 24, A. D. 1838.
John Prince Clerk.

Commonwealth of Massachusetts